Chapter 93

Xu Xiaoshou obediently closed his mouth.

People these days, why are they all so irritable?

Elder Sang glared at him fiercely, picked up the overturned medicine bottle, and neatly divided the newly refined pills into bottles, then pushed them over in one go.

"Gift for meeting."

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes widened in surprise, "For me?"

"Who else if not you?" Elder Sang rolled his eyes, "Exactly thirty-six Yuanting Pills, the number of the Heavenly Trigram, a good omen."

"Yuanting Pills?"

"Never heard of them?"

Seeing his stunned look, Elder Sang explained, "You must have heard of the Spirit Refining Pills, right?"

"Each major realm has corresponding pills to accelerate cultivation. These pills are usually the most precious in that realm. The Spirit Refining Pills are for disciples in the tenth realm of Spirit Refining."

"Um, by the way, pills are divided into two major grades, and the Spirit Refining Pills belong to the Postnatal level, ranking ninth."

Xu Xiaoshou pointed at the bottles on the ground, "So this..."

"Pre-natal pills, seventh grade."

Xu Xiaoshou's jaw almost dropped.

Elder Sang chuckled, "No need to be embarrassed, old man here is..."

Before he could finish, the young man bowed, his necklace floated up, and the pills on the ground instantly disappeared, "Thank you!"

Elder Sang was stunned, this kid...

Sure enough...

He actually thought he would be embarrassed...

Ha!

Xu Xiaoshou wouldn't be polite at all; he was just shocked.

The legendary seventh-grade pills, and they were refined in such large quantities, as if they were free?

He felt like he was in a dream.

The value of all the Spirit Refining Pills in his ring probably wouldn't match a single Yuanting Pill!

Seventh-grade pills...

The champion reward of "Fengyun Zhenba" was an eighth-grade Pre-natal pill, and there was only one...

Elder Sang didn't mind much; to him, as long as the ingredients were sufficient, it was just a matter of a few incense sticks.

"These should last you quite a while, but remember, don't use them until you reach the Pre-natal stage, you might not be able to handle it..."

"Hmm, but you have a Pre-natal body, forget it, use your judgment."

He waved his hand, "Come back for more if you run out."

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked again.

Come back for more?

So extravagant!

I like it!

Elder Sang, seeing his lack of composure, couldn't help but sigh, "No need to be surprised, alchemists may lack other things, but they never lack pills. You'll be the same in the future, get used to it."

Xu Xiaoshou nodded woodenly.

To be honest, he didn't take alchemy seriously at first, but Elder Sang's words made him reconsider.

This is a path to wealth!

Passive value is important, but material enjoyment can't be neglected either!

Moreover, the two don't seem to conflict.

Imagine, one day in the future, you can push out dozens of bottles of pills so extravagantly, how much admiration would you receive?

Tsk tsk!

Xu Xiaoshou's mouth was almost watering.

But he soon thought of a key issue, "My talent isn't very good, can I learn alchemy?"

Elder Sang said indifferently, "This doesn't require much learning. With your aptitude, you'll get it with practice."

A guy who can comprehend Pre-natal sword intent, not very talented?

Elder Sang chuckled, what a pretense!

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

He didn't know why the other person was so confident in him, but Elder Sang was experienced. If he believed in him so much, he must have seen something in him that even he hadn't noticed.

Yeah!

It must be like that!

Xu Xiaoshou clenched his fist, "Let's start, I can't wait!"

Elder Sang, seeing his enthusiasm, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Before we start, there are a few other things to mention."

"Our 'Jinzhaoyi' alchemy is different from other alchemists, you should know that."

"Because of the dominance of the Jinzhao Heavenly Flame, our alchemy is also very rough, with almost no technique. The only thing to pay attention to is the precise control of the flame."

Xu Xiaoshou indicated he understood.

He thought of how Elder Sang threw the herbs in large bundles and tossed the fruits in handfuls, it looked like he was making soup...

If it were another alchemist, the furnace might have exploded.

But Elder Sang's flame control was extremely precise, able to separate and refine all the ingredients in an instant.

This greatly reduced the time needed to extract the essence of the herbs, and the number of pills produced in one go...

Was very impressive!

Elder Sang walked to the window, hands behind his back, and said earnestly, "Alchemy is a side job. It can bring you a lot of resources, but remember not to get addicted."

"Spirit Refining cultivation is the main path you should follow in the future, this must never change."

He turned around, his large black eyes staring straight at Xu Xiaoshou, "If your strength doesn't keep up, the stronger your alchemy, the more miserable your life will be, remember that!"

Xu Xiaoshou couldn't help but think of the first lesson, "Another cage?"

"Yes."

Elder Sang nodded, "If this happens, unless you stay in a remote place, you are destined to become a tool for alchemy for some major forces, losing all your freedom."

"I understand!"

Xu Xiaoshou felt a chill, what had this old man experienced to have such a harsh and realistic view of the world...

"So are you staying in a remote place now?" he asked.

Elder Sang was taken aback, glared at him angrily, but didn't deny it, "I travel around, trying not to be caught."

Xu Xiaoshou had just asked casually, but he didn't expect that a major force was really after this old man in a straw hat, he was a bit panicked.

"Then isn't it very dangerous for me to be your disciple?"

Elder Sang: "..."

"Disdain, passive value, +1."

"You're at this level, you don't even have the qualifications to be a pawn, what are you afraid of!" Elder Sang realized he really needed a big heart to talk to this kid.

"Mockery, passive value, +1."

Xu Xiaoshou patted his chest and sighed in relief, "That's good, that's good..."

Elder Sang touched the large bathtub, "Use this for now."

"Still the same, the 'Jinzhaoyi' alchemy is incredibly powerful. Other alchemists might not be able to fight a single battle, but we are different."

"The main goal of alchemy is to master the Jinzhao Heavenly Flame through the process. In the future, when you encounter a strong enemy, you can refine them like a pill."

Xu Xiaoshou was speechless, after a long time, he could only say, "Amazing."

Elder Sang took out a ring and threw it to him, "When you extract the essence later, focus all your mind on controlling the flame, don't worry about anything else."

"The next goal is to use up all the ingredients in this ring and successfully extract a drop of essence."

"There's a jade slip inside with basic knowledge about alchemy, remember to read it first."

"Alright, I'll leave now, take your time extracting."

Xu Xiaoshou wanted to say something, but Elder Sang was already gone. He looked at the large bathtub, speechless.

Free-range teaching?

I only watched you refine pills once, and you think I can do it?

Could I really be that talented?

He picked up the ring and immediately collapsed to the ground.

The herbs inside were like small mountains, so green they made him nervous. This could probably fill the entire first floor of the Spirit Treasury Pavilion?

He immediately understood why Elder Sang was free-ranging.

Once he refined all the ingredients in this ring, he would probably know everything!

Xu Xiaoshou lacked everything but not perseverance. He gritted his teeth and looked at the large bathtub.

"Let's get started!"